Capsicum annuum plant named &#39;SLP2B365&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new  Capsicum annuum  plant named ‘SLP2B365’ distinguished by its combination of seedless fruits, orange mature fruit color, and ability to set fruit under relatively hot conditions.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This plant patent application is a continuation of co-pending U.S.patent application Ser. No. 14/121,136 filed Aug. 5, 2014, which claimsthe benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(f) from Netherlands Plant Breeders'Rights application No. PPS1540, filed May 20, 2014, the disclosures ofwhich are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

LATIN NAME OF THE GENUS AND SPECIES OF THE PLANT CLAIMED

Capsicum annuum

VARIETAL DENOMINATION

‘SLP2B365’

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Capsicumannuum, designated ‘SLP2B365’.

The new C. annuum ‘SLP2B365’ was discovered and selected as a singleplant in Gedera, Israel in 2011, from the progeny of a cross betweenSC09-F4-33-b as the female parent (not patented) and AJ06-F3-378-19 asthe male parent (not patented).

The new cultivar was first asexually propagated by root cuttings in BetDagan, Israel in February, 2011 and has been asexually propagated sincethat time by cutting and rooting in Gedera, Israel and Almeria, Spain.The distinctive characteristics of this new C. annuum are stable andreproduce true to type through successive generations of asexualreproduction.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

“SLP2B365” is a distinctive variety of C. annuum characterized by thefollowing traits, which have been repeatedly observed and in combinationdistinguish ‘SLP2B365’ as a new and distinct C. annuum cultivar:

1. Seedless fruits

2. Orange mature fruit color

3. Ability to set fruit under relatively hot conditions (e.g., 30° C. to35° C. during the day and 25° C. to 30° C. at night).

Essentially all of the fruits of cultivar ‘SLP2B365’ are completelyseedless. However, in cases where ‘SLP2B365’ has been grown in thevicinity of a fertile variety, there are occasional fruits with seedsdue to cross-pollination by insects transferring pollen from the fertilevariety to ‘SLP2B365’.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying photographs show typical characteristics of the newcultivar.

FIG. 1 shows mature fruits of cultivar ‘SLP2B365’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW CULTIVAR

The following is a detailed botanical description of a new and distinctvariety of C. annuum known as ‘SLP2B365’. Those skilled in the art willappreciate that certain characteristics will vary with older or youngerplants. Further, ‘SLP2B365’ has not been observed under all possibleenvironmental conditions. Where dimensions, sizes, colors and othercharacteristics are given, it is to be understood that suchcharacteristics are approximations or averages set forth as accuratelyas practicable. The variety may differ from the descriptions set forthherein with variations in environmental and cultural conditions.

‘SLP2B365’ is able to set fruit throughout the year when grown in aplastic greenhouse in the northern Negev region of Israel, includingunder cold (December to February) and hot (September) temperatures.

A technical description of the variety is provided below in Table 1based upon observations of 5-month-old plants grown under greenhouseconditions in Gedera, Israel during the Fall-Winter season.

TABLE 1 Characteristic Value Short technical description Bush-typeplant, medium inter - nodes, produces seedless fruit, good ability toset in relatively Method of reproduction hot conditions vegetativelyPlant: length of stem propagated short-medium Yes, Plant: shortenedinternodes absent (indeterminant) (in upper part) Plant: number ofinternodes between none 1st flower and shortened internodes (Varietieswith shortened internodes only) Plant: length of internodes (on primarymedium side shoots) (varieties without shortened internodes) Plant:anthocyanin coloration of nodes present Stem: Intensity of anthocyaninmedium-strong coloration of nodes Stem: hairiness of nodes weak Plant:vigor strong Plant: height medium Leaf: length of blade medium Leaf:intensity of green colour dark Leaf: shape ovate Leaf: blistering weakLeaf: profile in cross section flat Leaf: glossiness weak-medium Leaf:Undulation of margin light Leaf: width of blade medium Flower:anthocyanin coloration absent in anther Peduncle: attitude semi-droopingTime of beginning of flowering (1st early flower on 2nd flowering node)Fruit: colour (before maturity) green Fruit: intensity of colour medium(before maturity) Fruit: anthocyanin coloration absent (before maturity)Fruit: general impression conical Fruit: attitude drooping Fruit: lengthshort-medium Fruit: diameter small Fruit: ratio length-diameter bigFruit: shape in longitudinal section triangular Fruit: shape in crosssection circular (at level of placenta) Fruit: sinuation of pericarp atbasal part very weak Fruit: sinuation of pericarp absent or very weakexcluding basal part Fruit: texture of surface smooth or very slightlywrinkled Fruit: colour (at maturity) orange Fruit: intensity of colour(at maturity) medium-dark Fruit: glossiness medium Fruit: stalk cavityabsent Fruit: depth of stalk cavity very shallow Fruit: shape of apex(PBR) very acute Fruit: depth of interloculary grooves very shallowFruit: number of locules predominantly two Fruit: length (cm) 9 Fruit:diameter (cm) 2 Fruit: thickness of flesh thin Stalk: length Long Stalk:thickness Thin Fruit: capsaicin in placenta absent Calyx: aspect nonenveloping Seed absent Time of maturity medium Ripening can be comparedwith: Kappy Potato Virus Y pathotype 0 susceptible Potato Virus Ypathotype 1 unknown Potato Virus Y pathotype 2 unknown Tobamoviruspathotype P0 highly resistant Tobamovirus pathotype P0, P1 susceptibleTobamovirus pathotype P0, P1 P1-2 susceptible Tobamovirus pathotype P0,P1, P1-2, susceptible P1-2-3 Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus susceptible

Further features and characteristics of cultivar ‘SLP2B365’ are apparentfrom FIG. 1.

Comparisons with other C. annuum cultivars.

‘SLP2B365’ is most similar to commercial C. annuum cultivar ‘SLP2B131’,which is also a seedless variety. As shown in Table 2, ‘SLP2B365’ can bedistinguished from cultivar ‘SLP2B131’ at least with respect to maturefruit colour and season for fruit setting.

TABLE 2 SLP2B365 has in comparison with: CHARACTERISTIC DENOM- IN WHICHTHE STATE OF INATION COMPARISON EXPRESSION STATE OF OF COM- VARIETY ISOF COM- EXPRESSION PARISON DIFFERENT FROM PARISON OF VARIETY SLP2B365VARIETY SLB2B365 SLP2B131 Fruit color at Dark red Orange maturitySLP2B131 Fruit setting season Late (moderate Early (Can set eventemperatures in high needed for good temperatures) set)

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Capsicum annuumplant named ‘SLP2B365’, substantially as described and illustratedherein.